Sutta Nipata V.16

Pingiya-manava-puccha

Pingiya's Question

I'm old & weak,
my complexion dull.
I've blurry eyes
and trouble hearing,
but may I not perish deluded,
confused!
Teach me the Dhamma
so that I may know
the abandoning here
of birth & aging.

The Buddha:

Seeing people suffering
on account of their bodies --
heedless people are oppressed
on account of their bodies --
then heedful, Pingiya,
let go of the body
for the sake of no further becoming.

Pingiya:

In the four cardinal directions,
the four intermediate,
above & below
-- the ten directions --
there is nothing in the world
unseen, unheard,
unsensed, uncognized by you.
Teach me the Dhamma
so that I may know
the abandoning here
of birth & aging.

The Buddha:

Seeing people,
victims of craving --
aflame, overwhelmed with aging --
then heedful, Pingiya,
let go of craving
for the sake of no further becoming.